Sludge in Pokemon Survivor

Sludge at a glance

What Sludge does

Sludge is a Poison-type projectile move. Toxic sludge that poisons on impact.

A Pokemon can learn it if it is Poison-type, which is true of 78 of the 966 Pokemon. It reaches you as a new-move card when you level up, as long as one of your four move slots is free. 38 Pokemon begin a run with it. Each level-up draws three cards by weight from up to six new-move candidates, your move upgrades and the stat cards, so even a good move can sit out several level-ups.

It poisons enemies.

Sludge stats by level

At level 1, Sludge deals 17 damage with a 0.6 second cooldown. At level 5 that becomes 25 damage every 0.45 seconds, which is 164.3 potential damage per second against 28.3 at level 1.

Potential damage per second multiplies damage by the number of shots and divides by the cooldown. It assumes every one lands on the same enemy and leaves out the Pokemon's attack multiplier, your cards and the type chart, so treat it as an upper bound for comparing levels and moves, not as a kill time.

Sludge level-up changes

Each level-up card for Sludge applies the changes below. They stack, so the level 5 row above already includes all of them.

• Level 2: +1 shot, wider spread
• Level 3: +45% damage
• Level 4: -25% cooldown
• Level 5: +1 shot, +1 pierce, wider spread

Sludge evolution: Sludge Bomb

Sludge evolves into Sludge Bomb when it reaches level 5 and you have taken the Power card at least once in the same run. Once both are true, a golden evolution card is always offered at your next level-up. Until then, the Power card keeps showing up with a note that it unlocks this evolution, so you do not have to hunt for it.

Sludge Bomb keeps the Poison type and the same slot. Its damage goes from 25 to 44 and its cooldown stays at 0.45 seconds. The move evolution guide lists all 59 evolutions and the cards they need.

• +80% damage
• +2 shots
• +2 pierce
• +30% size
• Wider spread

Which Pokemon can use Sludge

78 Pokemon can learn Sludge: every Poison-type, which is 16 single-type and 62 dual-type. The best of them by Stat Score are Eternatus, Iron Moth, Nihilego, and Sneasler.

38 Pokemon start with Sludge.

How to use Sludge

• Projectile moves aim at a boss within 330 pixels first, then at an enemy touching you, then at the nearest enemy, so this is the kind of move that reaches a boss through a crowd. It waits until a target is in reach before it fires.
• Grass and Fairy take 60% more damage from Poison moves, while Poison, Ground, Rock, and Ghost take 40% less and Steel takes only 30% of the damage. Enemies with two types multiply both effects. See the type chart.
• Other projectile moves are Ember, Water Gun, and Thunder Shock. The moves list compares all 64.
• Each Reflexes card multiplies every cooldown by 0.92 and each Power card multiplies damage by 1.10. After 5 Reflexes cards the 0.6 second cooldown of Sludge at level 1 becomes 0.4 seconds.
• Only the move group in your active slot fires, and every move in the group keeps its own cooldown timer. A bond, which a rift win gives you, fuses loose moves into one group.
• Weather can boost or weaken Poison moves: see the weather guide.

Sludge in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

What does Sludge do in Pokemon Survivor?

Toxic sludge that poisons on impact. It is a Poison-type projectile move with 5 levels. It deals 17 damage at level 1 and 25 at level 5.

How do you evolve Sludge?

Level it to 5 and take the Power card at least once in the same run. A golden evolution card then appears at the next level-up and turns it into Sludge Bomb.

Which Pokemon can learn Sludge?

The 78 Poison-type Pokemon, including dual types. 38 of them start with it.

Browse all 64 moves in the Pokemon Survivor moves list, or read the Pokemon Survivor guides.